Lawsuit claims Vanderbilt University Medical Center violated federal law in July job cuts

1:11 PM,
Sep. 20, 2013

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Written by

Shelley DuBois
The Tennessean

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing another lawsuit related to a round of job cuts this summer. This suit claims that the hospital violated federal law when it terminated up to 300 workers.

Attorneys with Barrett Johnston LLC, including civil rights lawyer George Barrett and former U.S. Attorney Jerry Martin, said in the complaint that Vanderbilt violated the WARN Act, which requires employers planning a mass layoff to notify employees and certain government officials 60 days in advance.

For instance, on September 17, Vanderbilt reported to government officials that it ...